A Congregation News Magazine
March 08 Index
In January, the Appreciative Inquiry (AI) core team, which consists of 33 Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters, met with the AI consulting team. Pictured is Prioress Patricia Mulcahey (from left) with consulting team members Jen Hetzel Silbert, Ada Jo Mann, and Sallie Lee.
Congregation Begins AI Process
The Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa have embarked on an exciting process using Appreciative Inquiry (AI). AI can be described as the art of discovering and valuing together what gives us life. Read More . . .
‘With the Ear of the Heart’
At some time during life every person teaches. Those of us who were or are classroom teachers know that one of the most important things a teacher does is learn. Learning is about making connections and seeing relationships. Read More . . .
Sisters Enjoy Volunteering at St. Dennis
She ministers in the office answering the phone, running errands, running the office machines, and comforting children’s little bumps and bruises with a magic ice pack. Read More . . .
The formative process for the women at every stage of initial membership and for all of us who continue the process of becoming Dominican until our last breath includes four elements: experience, reflection, dialogue, and transformation. Read More . . .
Dominican Volunteer Appreciates Sister Connection
This volunteer year has been one of proclaiming Gospel values in a manner truly Dominican. With a focus on responding to the “needs of our sisters and brothers, especially those who are poor and marginalized,” Read More . . .
The Family of OUR Family in Iraq
An oversized edition of the Holy Scriptures lay open wide on a low table in the center of the room. On closer examination, I realized the text was in Arabic. Read More . . .
Dominican Communicators Meet in Adrian
The Dominican Communicators Network (OPCOMNET) held their annual meeting at the Weber Center, in Adrian, MI, Jan. 24—27 to sharpen their skills and engage in conversation with Dominican Sisters from Iraq and the North American Co-Promoters of Justice. Read More . . .
Truth Doing Justice Initiative at Mound
Under the leadership of Mary Ellen Green, OP, the Mound community has developed its own Truth Doing Justice initiative. Read More . . .
Sisters Say Farewell to Three Spaces
Singing, “Providence can provide. Providence did provide. Providence will provide,” the Sisters at the Mound processed from the Gathering Place to the old laundry room and gym to remember and give thanks for the buildings and all the people who made them possible and spent time in them. Read More . . .
ECS Students Apply Science to Life
Often we as science teachers talk about things that are not readily seen by the human eye. We discuss and investigate the microscopic world as if we know it as an old friend. Read More . . .